Racine County, in partnership with the Racine County Economic Development Corporation (RCEDC), has received a $500,000 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) to help local small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “So many small businesses in Racine County have been hit hard by COVID-19,” County Executive Jonathan Delagrave said. “I’m thankful this […]
Tag: HUD
Posted inKenosha Lens, Uptown Observer
HUD awards $4.4M to address lead-based paint in Kenosha homes
Local and federal officials, including Rep. Bryan Steil, hold a $4.4 million check being presented to Kenosha to address lead-based paint in local homes. Photo by Daniel Thompson/The Uptown Observer. KENOSHA ⏤ The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded Kenosha $4.4 million to help eradicate lead-based paint in local homes. HUD announced […]
Posted inGovernment, Local news
Racine to Receive Federal CARES Act Funding
RACINE – The City of Racine will receive $342,617 in federal CARES Act funding to be administered through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant program. The funding, announced Wednesday by U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Janesville, also includes the cities of Kenosha and Janesville as well as Milwaukee and […]
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Connolly receives settlement from housing discrimination lawsuit
Amy Connolly, the development director for the City of Racine, will receive $360,000 from her former employer, the Village of Tinley Park, as part of a settlement from a housing discrimination lawsuit filed by the Justice Department. The Village of Tinley Park approved the settlement agreement Tuesday at a board meeting. The Justice Department asserted that […]
Posted inDevelopment, Local news
Press Release: Community Leaders Celebrate Ground Breaking In Uptown
Local, state and federal officials today joined investment and development partners to celebrate the ground breaking of 1418-1424 Washington Avenue–the newest mixed use total building rehabilitation in Racine’s Uptown neighborhood. Mayor Cory Mason spoke and stated “The City of Racine has committed a large percentage of our energy and HUD block grant funds to the […]
Posted inHealth and Fitness
Grant Expands Lead-based Paint Removal Program
More homeowners will be able to receive help in removing lead-based paint from their homes in Racine County. A partnership between the cities of Racine and Kenosha has won $3.3 million grant to find and remove hazardous lead-based paint in privately owned rental and owner-occupied housing. This is the fifth year the partnership between the […]
Posted inBusiness, Government
Tinley Park Suing Racine Development Director
Amy Connolly, the development director for the City of Racine, is being sued in federal court by her former employer, the Village of Tinley Park, over a stalled affordable housing project that they say she misrepresented to the Board. Alleging that Connolly “breached her fiduciary duties to the Village,” it is suing her for $75,000 […]
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HUD Officials, Dickert Push For Businesses To Use National Registry
A federal program that connects low-income workers with training programs and job opportunities at local businesses may be overhauled with several proposed rule changes, but local and federal officials hope the changes will help reduce the unemployment rate in Racine. State, federal and local officials highlighted the Section 3 Housing and Urban Development Act, a program — which requires businesses […]
Posted inCommunity, Government
Residents Asked to Help City Spend $11 Million
City of Racine officials are asking residents to help them spend over the next five years $11 million in community development funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Specifically, city residents are being asked to fill out a survey – either online or hard copy – by the middle of July that will […]